What a nice surprise!

A local family blessed us by passing on their handmade wooden block set, and our group has enjoyed exploring the different shapes and building a variety of structures.

"The Book with No Pictures": Our New Favorite!

We just got our copy of "The Book with No Pictures" today, and I can see that it will certainly be one of our favorites. I had such fun reading it aloud to the kids - hilarity ensued! We read it several times today, with huge uproarious bursts of laughter each time. Highly recommended!

The Book with No Pictures by B.J. Novak

On the Amazon page, there is video of the author B.J. Novak reading the book... I watched that video and was convinced that we needed this innovative book for our collection.

Autumn activities

'Mystery Bags' Sensory Game

During our 'Five Senses' themed-week, we played a guessing game. The children were presented with a group of sealed paper bags.

 

We felt and shook the bags, trying to guess what item was inside of each one. Our predictions were recorded. Then we opened the bags:



Here are the results:

Music Week

Fun with Math: Fish Game

Our group had great fun collecting goldfish for our snack through playing a math game!

Photos from the start of Fall session

The last of our Summer photos

Mixing Lab

One of our activities this summer that the schoolagers found particularly engaging was a Mixing Lab. Available supplies included cornstarch, baking soda, salt, vinegar, water, paint, and milk.

Back to School Bash

This summer, the children helped to plan a party to celebrate all the fun we had and the start of the upcoming school year. As a group, we decided what kind of foods to have; we voted on treats, and chose ingredients.  We talked about our favorite games from the summer that we wanted to share with our families.

We addressed invitations and mailed them to parents and grandparents:

Then, we watched the calendar and counted down the days. 

Another fun family event! Thanks for all your help, kids. :)